Belt game 2,530 · December 5, 1975
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Houston Rockets 102–91 at home to start reign 1,112 of the NBA belt, the 78th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since November 29, 1975, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on December 6, 1975.
1,112Reign number
78Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Eberhard | 38 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-20 | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Lanier | 45 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | — | 3-5 |
| John Mengelt | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Curtis Rowe | 31 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Howard Porter | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Porter | 37 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Archie Clark | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| George Trapp | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Lindsay Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Eric Money | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ratleff | 32 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-18 | — | 5-7 |
| Calvin Murphy | 34 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Newlin | 38 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Wohl | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 3-3 |
| John Johnson | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Meriweather | 29 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Riley | 39 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Rudy White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).